adv. In a transitory manner; with brief continuance. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The quality or state of being transitory; speedy passage or departure. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. transitorius: cf. F. transitoire. See Transient. ] Continuing only for a short time; not enduring; fleeting; evanescent. [ 1913 Webster ]
Comfort and succor all those who, in this transitory life, are in trouble. Bk. of Com. Prayer. [ 1913 Webster ]
It was not the transitory light of a comet, which shines and glows for a wile, and then . . . vanishes into nothing. South. [ 1913 Webster ]
Transitory action (Law),